Author: British Museum
Publisher: London : Printed by order of the Trustees
ISBN:
Category : Art objects
Languages : en
Pages : 266

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Author: Dora Thornton
Publisher: British museum Press
ISBN: 9780714123455
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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A sumptuously illustrated book presenting the highlights of Renaissance court treasures, bequeathed to the British Museum by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, MP in 1898.

Author: Pippa Shirley
Publisher: British Museum Research Public
ISBN: 9780861592128
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The Waddesdon Bequest is a collection of nearly 300 precious art objects from Renaissance Europe. It was bequeathed to the British Museum by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, M.P., when he died in 1898. The Bequest is named after Waddesdon Manor, the mansion he built in Buckinghamshire, England, where the collection was housed during his lifetime. The collection was accumulated by Baron Ferdinand and by his father, Baron Anselm, and was intended to rival those put together by rulers and princes from the Renaissance onwards. It is mainly made up of small-scale, rare and precious pieces of the highest quality which were intended to inspire a sense of curiosity and wonder.

Author: British Museum. Department of British and Mediaeval Antiquities
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56

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Author: Charles Hercules Read
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780265273395
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 148

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Excerpt from The Waddesdon Bequest: Catalogue of the Works of Art Bequeathed to the British Museum by Baron Ferdinand Rothschild, M. P. 1898 The bulk of the present collection consists of such objects as would have been used or worn by the princes or wealthy merchants of Germany, and helps to illustrate the stories of the wealth and luxury enjoyed by the merchant princes of such towns as Nurnberg or Augsburg in the sixteenth century. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: Charles Hercules Read
Publisher: Sagwan Press
ISBN: 9781377031170
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author: British Museum
Publisher: Nabu Press
ISBN: 9781295050024
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 264

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Author: Boston Public Library
Publisher:
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Category : Boston (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 470

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Author: Joseph Alsop
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691252262
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 750

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A cultural and social history of art collecting, art history, and the art market In The Rare Art Traditions, Joseph Alsop offers a wide-ranging cultural and social history of art collecting, art history, and the art market. He argues that art collecting is the basic element in a remarkably complex and historically rare behavioral system, which includes the historical study of art, the market for buying and selling art, museums, forgery, and the astonishing prices commanded by some works of art. The Rare Art Traditions tells the story of three important traditions of art collecting: the classical tradition that began in Greece, the Chinese tradition, and the Western tradition. The result is a major original contribution to art history.

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ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 892

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A world list of books in the English language.